Last Time:

"I'm sorry, but the only thing we can do is wait for it to get out of your system," Shizune responded apologetically, "I'm sorry, but it can't be helped, Master Jiraiya."

"What? You've got to be kidding!" he sighed, "Oh well, what can you do? I'll just face him as I am."

Now:

Jiraiya and Kabuto both bit their thumbs. Jiraiya started making the hand signs for the Summoning Jutsu while Kabuto swiped his blood against the designs on Orochimaru's arm.

"Summoning Jutsu!" they both announced.

Kabuto summoned two huge snakes while Jiraiya summoned a tiny toad.

"What's up?" the toad asked.

"Gamakichi? What are you doing here? Where's your dad?" Jiraiya asked, irritated.

"Hey, hey! Long time no see!" the to- sorry, Gamakichi exclaimed.

"You were always ridiculous, but this time you've outdone yourself, Jiraiya," Orochimaru commented, "Clearly our Tsunade has gotten to you."

Kabuto stood up, "Your jutsu did require a sacrifice. Perhaps she was thinking ahead, drugging him to suppress his power."

'But how would that work? If Tsunade was clearly trying to kill Orochimaru right now...?'

"To think she would try to sacrifice Jiraiya. You're as ruthless as ever, Tsunade." Orochimaru smirked, "You're still as big a disgrace as the day we first met, Jiraiya."

Naruto growled and attempted the Summoning Jutsu, "Summoning Jutsu!"

"The Nine-Tails brat from the Chunin Exams," Orochimaru muttered, "I suppose I should have killed him when I had the chance, but I let him slip by for the sake of the Akatsuki and their goals. But the only ones capable of breaking a five-pronged seal were the Sannin and Third Hokage."

'He knows of the Akatsuki? He has valuable info, someone please keep him talking!'

"That may be, but Jiraiya is training him," Kabuto said.

'Dammit. No more Akatsuki talk.'

Orochimaru smiled creepily, "You could be right. If he learned to harness the power of the Nine-Tails, it's possible."

The smoke cleared and another tiny toad appeared. Hanara sighed and shook her head. She would have tried to help, but her phoenixes weren't any good for Jiraiya's style. It completely revolved around his toad usage, from what she's heard and seen.

"What happened? Where did I go wrong?" Naruto yelled, throwing his hands up in the air.

Hanara, who had been watching Naruto's chakra pour into the jutsu replied, "You didn't put enough chakra."

Naruto groaned and ignored the toad that introduced himself as Gamatatsu.

Seeing no more threats, Orochimaru said, "Let's begin. Kabuto, leave Jiraiya to me, the rest are yours to play with."

'He really creeps me out...'

"Now, that's a shame," Kabuto mock-sighed, "I'd been hoping to test myself against another one of the Sannin."

"Naruto, look out!" Hanara yelled, seeing two giant snake heads coming right at them

Hanara quickly dispelled her clone and swung her fan underneath her, narrowly missing getting squashed by a snake by taking to the air. Meanwhile, on the ground, everyone was sent flying because of the impact the snakes had on it. It wasn't as strong as Tsunade's flick, but it wasn't too far off either. Naruto, however, was the worst off. A snake had begun to swallow him. Cursing, Hanara performed the Summoning Jutsu and slammed her hands onto the fan.

"M'lady, what do you need?" Pho asked, flapping her wings.

"You see that snake that's trying to eat Naruto? Could you maybe poke its eyes out or something? Just make it scream so that Naruto can jump out." Hanara told her.

"Of course!" Pho nodded, flying towards the snake and fiercely attacking its eyes with her beak.

It didn't take long for the snake to scream, allowing Naruto to safely jump on a rock.

"Thanks, Pho!" Naruto called out.

'At this point, flying is just wasting chakra,' Hanara thought, moving herself to the rock Naruto was standing on, 'The ground is safe enough.'

How wrong she was. Even though Pho was distracting the snake, it seemed like it still wanted to kill Naruto. So, it slammed itself against the rock. Or at least, it tried to.

Hanara, who still had her fan in her hand, swung it, "Wind Style: Wind Scythe Jutsu!"

At the same time, Pho exhaled fire, "Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bomb!"

'Forgot she could do that.'

Hanara's wind fanned Pho's flames and the snake burnt until it was nothing but ashes. While Hanara and Pho were burning the snake, Naruto had run off to escape getting caught in the fire himself and fight against Kabuto, who wasattacking Naruto's muscles and nerves. It seemed like he had defeated Shizune and almost defeated Tsunade using the same technique if their exhausted bodies were anything to go by.

'I'm the only one who's used to sparring people that do anything remotely close to that and the only long-range fighter. I need to go and help!'

"Pho! Come on! We need to help Naruto." Hanara commanded, rushing towards them.

As Hanara got closer, she was able to scan the damage that Naruto's body had sustained. 'A fractured thigh bone and a severed lateral vastus muscle on his right leg. He won't be able to move! Dammit!'

When Hanara arrived at the scene, she saw Kabuto kicking Naruto repeatedly.

"Little kids think life is so easy," Kabuto sneered, apparently not noticing Hanara, "That's why they're always going on and on about their dreams and why they never give up. They go chasing after some stupid dream and die."

'One strike'll do it. He's a medic, it'll mess up his control and he won't be able to use his chakra scalpels.'

"Ha!" Hanara grunted, putting a bit more chakra and force into the Gentle Fist strike than she usually did.

Kabuto growled, and kicked Naruto back to Tsunade, "The two of you should have stayed out of this."

Kabuto turned to face Hanara and attempted to make a chakra scalpel, but nothing happened. He attempted several times, but it proved fruitless. Glaring, Kabuto pulled out five shurikens and threw them at her, but Hanara simply performed Rotation and they were blocked. Naruto used this as a distraction and charged at Kabuto.

"RASENGAN!" he yelled, going behind Kabuto and smashing the blue ball into his lower back, causing Kabuto to fly into a rock.

But, after that display of power, Naruto fell to his knees and clutched his chest while Kabuto slowly staggered to his feet. Confused, Hanara checked Naruto over once again and swore.

"Shit! Lady Tsunade, if you don't get over there and help him, Naruto's going to die! Kabuto weakened his heart muscles! He has an erratic heartbeat." Hanara exclaimed, "I don't know the first thing about medical ninjutsu!"

Kabuto chuckled evilly, "I had heard Naruto charging at me and focused my chakra at the area of where his attack was going to land. Now you see why Lord Orochimaru values me so much. It isn't my knowledge like you assumed, but my recuperative powers. No matter how great the injury, I can repair my damaged cells. Naruto, however, doesn't have that gift. He looks finished."

Growling, Hanara slipped into her Gentle Fist stance, "Let's see you recuperate from this! Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams, Rotative Blades!"

Using all the strength left in her, Hanara commanded all three blades to attack Kabuto. He was too weakened to dodge and so, all three blades pierced through him and Hanara started to move them around, trying to cause as much damage as possible. It was a disgusting image to look at, for sure. She held it together for about 30 seconds before collapsing. Hanara's Byakugan deactivated and Pho disappeared in a puff of smoke. That was all she needed to know. She did use two chakra intensive jutsus, use her Byakugan for an extended period of time, and use the Wind Scythe jutsu without giving herself a break.

"Chakra... ex- exhaustion." she forced out, just in case Tsunade began to worry about her, too.

And then she blacked out.

A/N: So, do you think Hanara proved her point? Did Hanara just cause Kabuto excruciating pain and an extended stay in Orochimaru's hospital equivalent? Or is Kabuto *gasp* dead? I guess you'll find out... in the next chapter!